Swarm of tiny drones explores unknown environments This work, presented in Science Robotics on 23 October, forms a significant step in the field of swarm robotics. The challenge comes from t... Read more
A U.S. Army project took a new approach to developing robots — researchers built robots entirely from smaller robots known as smarticles, unlocking the principles of a potentially new... Read more
The ability to correctly order tasks is a skill that robots must possess in order to carry out complex missions. Researchers at ULB’s IRIDIA laboratory have shown, for the first time,... Read more
Scripps researchers collaborate on new technology study using “robotic plankton” Underwater robots developed by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of Califo... Read more
An innovative, effective and low-cost system which replicates in robots the pheromone-based communication of insect swarms is now being made available to robotics and artificial intelligence... Read more
Eliseo Ferrante and colleagues evolved complex robot behaviors using artificial evolution and detailed robotics simulations. Darwinian selection can be used to evolve robot controllers able... Read more
Scientists have created underwater robot swarms that function like schools of fish, exchanging information to monitor the environment, searching, maintaining, exploring and harvesting resour... Read more
Using a smart tablet and a red beam of light, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have created a system that allows people to control a fleet of robots with the swipe of a finger. A... Read more
The approach could be put to use in the future in service of astronauts making the journey to Mars Months of lab work has led to this chilly day – by Florida standards – with four small, whe... Read more
To meet our everyday needs in an increasingly multifaceted technological world is a challenge that pushes researchers to find innovative tools using a multidisciplinary approach. We inhabit... Read more
Swarms of robots acting together to carry out jobs could provide new opportunities for humans to harness the power of machines. Researchers in the Sheffield Centre for Robotics, jointly esta... Read more